A mysterious star enters the solar system, bringing devastating changes to Earth in the summer of 1891. As scientists track its approach, they realize the unprecedented threat it poses to human civilization.
Based on the classic H. G. Wells short story with his themes of humanity confronting cosmic forces beyond our control.
This film represents an innovative blend of traditional and AI filmmaking, with 90% of the visuals created using generative AI technology.For those interested, the Star's physical elements and path were modelled to give a close approximation to what is described in Wells' short story, while injecting more realism based on what we currently know about stars (or, in this case, Brown Dwarfs).
The Star's physical parameters are given here:
Mass:70 Jupiter masses (0.067 solar) Below hydrogen fusion limit
Radius: ~0.088 solar radii ~61,000 km
Surface Temperature: ~2100K Peak emission at 1.4 microns
Total Luminosity: ~0.00012 solar (6.7E-11 vis) Most energy in infrared
Visual Absolute Magnitude: (10pc) +30.2 Only visible light component
Bolometric Absolute Mag: (10pc) +16 Total energy across spectrum
Infrared Absolute Mag: (10pc) +17 Dominant energy band